FIFA U-17 World Cup

17 October – 8 November, 2013

24 teams qualified for the tournament.

Asia: UAE - Iran - Iraq - Japan - Uzbekistan

Africa: Ivory Coast - Morocco - Nigeria - Tunisia

CONCACAF: Canada - Honduras - Mexico - Panama

South America: Argentina - Brazil - Uruguay - Venezuela

Oceania: New Zealand

Europe: Austria - Croatia - Italy - Russia - Slovakia - Sweden

6 Groups

A UAE - Brazil - Honduras - Slovakia

B Uruguay - Italy - Ivory Coast - New Zealand

C Morocco - Uzbekistan - Croatia - Panama

D Japan - Tunisia - Russia - Venezuela

E Argentina - Iran - Canada - Austria

F Nigeria - Mexico - Sweden - Iraq

Host stadiums:

Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium (Abu Dhabi), Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium (Al Ain), Sharjah Stadium (Sharjah), Al-Rashid Stadium (Dubai), Emirates Club Stadium (Ras Al Khaimah), Fujairah Club Stadium (Fujairah)

Ranking

Champions: Nigeria

Runners-up: Mexico

Third: Sweden

Number of Matches: 52

Number of Goals Scored: 172

Public attendance: 318,108

Top Scorer: Valmir Berisha (SWE), 7 goals

Best Player: Kelechi Iheanacho (NIG)

Best Goalkeeper: Dele Alampasu (NIG)

Golden Ball: Kelechi Iheanacho (NIG)

Silver Ball: Nathan (BRA)

Bronze Ball: Iván Ochoa (MEX)

Fair Play: Nigeria

UAE matches:

UAE – Honduras 1 – 2

UAE – Brazil 1 – 6

UAE – Slovakia 0 – 2

His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan crowned Nigeria as the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup champions.